By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Atlanta Braves are in the World Series in no small part thanks to the trades general manager Alex Anthopoulos made during the season. The Braves got outfielders Eddie Rosario, Adam Duvall and Jorge Soler along with reliever Richard Rodriguez in four swaps in the hours
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN Business Blue Origin, the rocket and space tourism company founded by Jeff Bezos, is proposing a massive new commercial space station called “Orbital Reef” that could be used to host science experiments, vacation getaways, and potentially even in-space manufacturing. The company plans to work alongside startup Sierra Space to bring the
Continue ReadingBy Mollie Lair Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — Fast cars with special riders were revving their engines around Cincinnati. A Canada-based nonprofit teamed up with Cincinnati partners to give kids a super experience in expensive cars. “Had a young man with me this morning, Matthew, and he told me more
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A Eric Robison nunca se le acabarán las palabras para describir a su esposa. Su sonrisa, su risa, sus constantes payasadas, las caras que ponía cuando estaba malhumorada, la amabilidad que le sacaba, la forma en que lo hacía sentir como en casa. Perderla hizo que el mundo se detuviera, dice,
Continue Reading DERBY, England (AP) — An American businessman is looking to rescue English second-tier club Derby from bankruptcy protection. Chris Kirchner, the founder of shipping and logistics firm Slync.io, has written to inform supporters of plans to take Derby out of administration. The team is managed by England and Manchester United all-time record scorer Wayne Rooney.
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DERBY, England (AP) — An American businessman is looking to rescue English second-tier club Derby from bankruptcy protection. Chris Kirchner, the founder of shipping and logistics firm Slync.io, has written to inform supporters of plans to take Derby out of administration. The team is managed by England and Manchester United all-time record scorer Wayne Rooney.
Continue ReadingBy KCRA Staff Click here for updates on this story GALT, California (KCRA) — Two people were arrested early Saturday morning for attempted homicide on a Galt police officer, officials said. Around 3 a.m. on Saturday morning, a Galt police officer was patrolling the northeast area of Crystal Way. The officer then observed a vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The FBI is revealing new details about a $31.8 million counterfeit coupon scheme that landed a Virginia Beach couple in prison for nearly 20 years, combined. In a press release last week, the agency said that investigators found fake coupons in “every crevice” of the house belonging to Lori Ann
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By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee state senator and a Nashville social club owner have been indicted on charges they illegally concealed the movement of $91,000 during the Republican lawmaker’s 2016 failed congressional campaign. A federal grand jury in Nashville handed down the five-count indictment against state
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Durante más de 40 años, el cuerpo de un niño asesinado durante una serie de homicidios que amenazaron a Atlanta ha descansado en una tumba sin nombre en una loma cubierta de hierba aproximadamente a 90 kilómetros al suroeste de la ciudad. Esa situación cambió este domingo cuando un grupo de
Continue ReadingBy Judson Jones and Haley Brink, CNN As a historic “bomb cyclone” winds down on the West Coast, computer forecast models are hinting at a possible autumn nor’easter on the East Coast starting Tuesday. It just won’t have all the snow that you usually expect from this kind of storm. Instead, this intensifying storm will
Continue Reading SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Offspinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman and legspinner Rashid Khan bowled Scotland for 60 as Afghanistan started the T20 World Cup with a massive 130-run victory on. Mujeeb claimed three wickets in an over to finish with 5-20 while Rashid (4-9) ran through the tail quickly to dismiss Scotland in just
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WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. (AP) — Navajo Nation officials have reported 24 additional COVID-19 cases and two deaths from the virus as of Sunday night. Tribal officials still are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks while in public and minimize their travel. Since the pandemic began, 36,109 COVID-19 cases and 1,473 deaths have been reported
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Garcia Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — A mother and daughter from Blair, Nebraska, are in remission after their simultaneous battles with breast cancer. If you look through the branches of Amanda Nelson’s family tree, you’ll find a long history of breast cancer. So it was no surprise
Continue Reading By DON BABWIN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a North Carolina man who moved to Chicago was one of the victims of John Wayne Gacy, who was convicted of killing 33 young men and boys in the 1970s. Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said at a news conference Monday that Francis Wayne Alexander
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY and LEE KEATH Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Monday’s military coup in Sudan threatens to wreck the country’s fragile transition to democracy, more than two years after a popular uprising forced the removal of longtime autocrat Omar al-Bashir. The move comes after months of mounting tensions between the military and civilian authorities.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un experimentado maestro de utilería para producciones de cine y televisión le dijo a CNN que es un “tabú absoluto” tener munición real en un set de filmación. Dutch Merrick, quien ha trabajado en sets de películas y televisión durante más de 20 años, le dijo a Kate Bouldin de
Continue Reading By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer Oliver Marmol has been promoted from bench coach to the majors’ youngest manager, taking over the St. Louis Cardinals almost two weeks after Mike Shildt was fired in a surprise move by one of baseball’s most stable franchises. The 35-year-old Marmol is the team’s youngest manager since Marty Marion
Continue ReadingBy Katherine Garcia Click here for updates on this story TABOR, Iowa (KCCI) — Harvest season is always hard. It takes around-the-clock work and tons of experience. But, for the Vanatta family, this time is even harder. Thirty-nine-year-old Cole Vanatta died in a tragic tree-trimming accident on his family’s farm in mid-September. His brother-in-law, Dan
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Police are investigating a bus explosion that killed at least two people in central Uganda. The explosion on the bus took place as the vehicle was traveling from Kampala, the capital, to the western part of Uganda on Monday. Police said they dispatched bomb experts to
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